Yes, Reiki and other energy-balancing sessions make an appearance, but there’s also a good old-fashioned facial if that’s more your style.
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Plus healthy meals that are far from rabbit food. The main draw here is the chance to use the red rock landscape of southern Utah as your personal gym. Or relax in the heated outdoor pool and hot tubs that are slated to open in early 2018. Arrive early to take in the historic Taos Valley photographs in the secluded waiting room. But you’re really at this LEED-certified resort for a couple of New Age massages at its elegant spa. Ski-in/ski-out access draws snow hounds to New Mexico’s Taos Ski Valley. If you’re interested in Spirit Rock, they host Community Welcomes Monday evenings from 6:15-7pm. Silent retreats are a specialty, and many include an intro session for anyone who’s new to this whole stillness thing. Spirit RockĮven Buddhism newbies feel at home meditating at this pagoda-style center in the open, grassy hills of Marin County, California. The rooms are strictly, well, monastic, but solitude and breathtaking ocean views (not to mention rock-bottom prices) put serenity within reach. New Camaldoli Hermitageįounded in 1958 by a group of Benedictine monks, the Big Sur, California hilltop monastery is a silent refuge for laypeople too. The Ranch also offers a version of their program in Northern Italy, a week-long, mountain-based “pop-up program” in the Dolomites. You can either participate at the Four Seasons only, or continue on to the week in Malibu for a total of ten days. If you’re interested in more (or less!) time in the program, check out The Ranch’s four-day version at the Four Seasons Westlake Village. It’s rehab for type As with a chic cottage of your own, Michelin-worthy meals and much better scenery. There’s no cell service or caffeine, and the level of physical activity may feel intense (especially after a few days of plant-based eating and zero coffees), but bonding with your fellow participants is just as rewarding as the physical and mental feats expected of you. Photo courtesy of The Ranch Malibu.Īt this week-long retreat, figure on nine hours a day of invigorating exercise (challenging hikes in the surrounding mountains with rewarding views restorative yoga interval training), plus meditations, daily massages, ample stretching time and check-ins with the knowledgeable, inspiring (and tough!) staff over plates of inexplicably delicious vegan food.
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